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Arlene's Air Travel Blog June 2005 Archive

By Arlene Fleming, About.com Guide to Air Travel since 2002

A few holiday making fares

Wednesday June 29, 2005
It is the weekend of the 4th of July in the United States, and Canada Day on July 1st in Canada. In the spirit of celebration, BBQs abound and fireworks ... Read More

Could the Concorde fly again?

Tuesday June 28, 2005
The Concorde may be an aircraft of the past, but the dreams and aspirations of creating a new generation of supersonic jets continue to exist. The quest for a faster flight ... Read More

Hooters sued

Sunday June 26, 2005
A few former college students are taking Hooters to court. They allege that Hooters took their idea for an airline and were never compensated for it. Hmmm...male college students come up ... Read More

The passport of the future...now

Friday June 24, 2005
There has been a lot of talk about changing passports and incorporating biological and historical information that would make passports virtually impossible to fake. It seems that the future is ... Read More

Just lounging around

Wednesday June 22, 2005
If you have a long day of travel ahead of you and you just want an option to escape from the noise and the crowds of the airport, then you ... Read More

Skytrax rates the world's best

Sunday June 19, 2005
Skytrax polls several million travelers around the world in search of opinions of who is the best, and then shares the info at the World Airline Awards. The winners for 2005 ... Read More

An airport sets the scene for a reunion

Friday June 17, 2005
A bittersweet reunion took place at LAX, 60 years in the making. This is the story of two men who survived the horrors of the Auschwitz concentration camp, and would ... Read More

Something fishy...

Wednesday June 15, 2005
Just in case you thought that you wouldn't believe what people will fly with, here is a story for the truly bizarre. A woman arriving in Australia from a recent flight ... Read More

Caught in the wheel

Monday June 13, 2005
Body parts literally fell from the sky and into a backyard, just a few miles from JFK. It seems a stowaway lost his chance at freedom. As a South African Airways' ... Read More

Where to sit...

Thursday June 9, 2005
On a short flight it might not matter, but once you start hitting that 2, or 2.5 hour mark, you start to feel it...you shift and try to get comfortable, ... Read More

Drug trade through the Sydney Airport

Tuesday June 7, 2005
In the wake of a young Australian woman who has been charged and jailed with drug smuggling in Indonesia, the story of drugs making it through Sydney, Australia is growing ... Read More

The busiest airports in the world

Sunday June 5, 2005
Because they are so heavily used, I've compiled a list of the 30 busiest airports in the world, and all of the facts in terms of using these airports - ... Read More

When you are pregnant and flying

Friday June 3, 2005
So many things to consider during your pregnancy. If you find that you need to fly during that time, you need to know that not all airlines have the same ... Read More

What's in a name?

Wednesday June 1, 2005
Sometimes having a certain name does carry its own burden, especially if it is on the no-fly list, a list of suspected terrorist/security threats. This list means that if your ... Read More
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